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What We Do

The “IT” in Simon Sez IT stands for “Information Technology.” In a nutshell:

We make business and technical software simple to learn.

We teach people to use the most popular business software, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Photoshop, Web Design and QuickBooks®️.

Self-paced, affordable software training is what Simon Sez IT is all about.

 

Expertise

Our approach to teaching comes from our passion to fully explain how something works. We don’t skirt around the edges. We think that if you’re going to teach something, teach it right. We take the time to explain the ins and outs, back it up with practice exercises and tests, and always teach in a visually easy-to-follow way via video.

We hire only the best authors to teach, and our style is to take the time to explain things in the detail they deserve. That means our courses are perfect if you’re new to a certain technology or just technology shy in general.

 

Our Beginning

We’ve been teaching online for over a decade. It all started when the owner, Chris “Simon” Calder, was working as a Project Manager in IT for one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious cultural institutions, LACMA.

He taught himself to use Microsoft Project from a giant textbook and hated every moment of it. Online learning was in its infancy then, but he spotted an opportunity and made an online Microsoft Project course for DVD, which he sold on eBay.

Fast forward to now, and Simon Sez IT has taught hundreds of thousands of students through its online course platform and popular YouTube channel.

 

Our Goal

Simon Sez IT is an enabler; we help people increase their productivity, achieve their personal and professional goals and get home from work a little bit earlier.

Getting a little bit better at something each day can have a massive and lasting impact. It’s why we’re a membership site. For a small monthly or annual fee, members get access to all of our courses.

Giving Back

Through our partners at 1% For the Planet, 1% of sales of all Simon Sez IT products and services goes toward various non-profits.

1% For the Planet

Simon Calder Founder and President

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“This has already helped me set up my project better and gives me the confidence that I’ll be able to keep tracking the project using the software.”

Ann Lauzau

“Enrolling in Simon Sez IT’s Microsoft Project 2016 for beginner course really helped me become proficient with Microsoft Project and project management. I now think more critically with my projects.”

Patrick Loyola

“I actually came to your courses because I want to master the IT aspects of project management. The course was very detailed. I will be recommending this course to other aspiring PMPs.”

Frank Uchegbu

“I enjoyed the logical structure of course. It helps beginners to follow easily.”

Charlenee Huynh

“I have always used Excel at work, but because I learned to use it on my own, I had never been able to make use of all the possibilities that the software offers. I have learned a lot thanks to this course.”

Blanca Esteban

“Simon Sez IT has trained me how to use Microsoft Project to create and manage my own projects in just 2 days. Exactly the training I was looking for!

Its been an amazing experience would recommend to anyone who wishes to get onboard with Microsoft Project. I would also advise that some primary knowledge of project management will make the course a lot easier to grasp.

The lecturer is experienced and knowledgeable in project management, and as a result, his explanations are very good. I enjoyed the course and will recommend it to my friends.

In summary a well worth course so glad to have enrolled.
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Haroon Riaz

“I enrolled in Simon Sez IT to use the Microsoft Excel for beginners course. I enjoyed every bit of the course and easy to understand and the pattern of teaching was top-notch. I will recommend this course to others including my colleagues.

This course has also made me more confident at work because most of our work is usually done in an Excel spreadsheet.”

Umar Abdulqadir

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